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Amid the ongoing tensions along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), the Chinese side has claimed that the Indian Army has trespassed the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh. China in a statement alleged that the Indian soldiers crossed the de-facto border in Shenpao Mountain and "firing warning shots". The Indian army again illegally crossed the Line of Actual Control in Shenpao mountain near the south bank of Pangong Tso Lake on Monday," PLA Western Theater Command spokesperson was reported as saying by the state-run Global Times. "The chinese border defense troops were forced to take countermeasures to stabilize the situation after the Indian troops outrageously fired warning shots to PLA border patrol soldiers who were about to negotiate," the spok...

In the holy city of Mashhad, Iran, Kashmiri Seminary scholars and students organized a peaceful protest against the use of pellet-firing on the local people of Kashmir. They also condemned the use of inhumane and insensitive force on people there. Protesters also demanded a ban of pellet guns in Kashmir and an end to the violence. Recently in Kashmir, shotgun pellets and tear gas were fired to disperse hundreds of mainly Shia Muslims participating in a Muharram procession which injured dozens of people. Over 200 people were detained in Srinagar for participating in the processions and at least seven people were arrested under an anti-terror law for raising pro-freedom slogans.

The Chinese government stated that the country plans to hold further military exercises from Monday along its northeast and eastern coast. The statement comes amid rising regional tension as China is reportedly seen carrying out a series of unusual back-to-back military drills. The first set of the military drill will be conducted on Monday in the Bohai Sea, off the northeastern port of Qinhuangdao, according to the Maritime Safety Administration. The second set of the military drill will include live-fire exercises and will be held in the southern part of the Yellow Sea on Tuesday and Wednesday, according to a separate posting by the Maritime Safety Administration.buy tadacip online https://www.facebeautyscience.com/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/inc/new/tadacip.html no prescr...

On Sunday, Saudi Arabia’s King Salman informed the US President Donald Trump about the country looking forward to achieving a fair and permanent solution to the Palestinian dispute, with its main stating point being the Arab Peace Initiative, the state news agency reported. King Salman and President Trump spoke over a phone call following the historic August 13th US-backed UAE-Israel deal which made the UAE the third Arab state to normalize ties with Israel after Egypt and Jordan. While King Salman spoke about appreciating US efforts to bring peace, he also told Trump about how the kingdom is eager to see a fair and permanent solution for Palestinians based on the 2002 Arab Peace Initiative proposed by Saudi. The 2002 Arab Peace Initative proposes Arab nations normalizing ties wit...

Climate Change Activists in the United Kingdom create inconvenience during the distribution of British newspapers accusing them of not publishing news concerning climate change by blocking print works used by Rupert Murdoch's News UK, publisher of The Times, and The Sun. According to the Extinction Rebellion, at least 80 protesters blocked the roads which lead to two print works, at Broxbourne in Hertfordshire, northeast of London, and at Knowsley, near Liverpool. Hertfordshire Police stated that they arrested 42 protesters whereas Merseyside police arrested 30 protesters. The activists said how they want to highlight the failure of leading newspapers to accurately report climate change and “their consistent manipulation of the truth to suit their own personal and political agenda...

During Friday night prayers, a gas pipeline explosion near a mosque in Narayanganj district, Bangladesh, killed 17 people and injured dozens with critical burns, officials said on Saturday. Fire service officials suspect the explosion was caused by leakage from the pipeline. According to Dhaka's state-run specialised burn and plastic-surgery hospital's burn unit coordinator, Samanta Lal Sen, 17 people, including a seven-year-old boy, died due burn injuries by Saturday afternoon. Sen also stated that the death toll could rise further as many of the victims were in critical condition, adding that at least 37 people had burns on up to 90 percent of their bodies. The impact of the blast led to the explosion of at least six air conditioners inside the mosque, according to local TV ...

On Saturday, India’s defense ministry in a statement said that both India and China have agreed on neither sides taking "any further action that could either complicate the situation or escalate matters in the border areas". The statement came after a meeting between the defense ministers of both countries late Friday on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation meeting in Moscow. India’s defense minister Rajnath Singh and his counterpart from China General Wei Fenghe took part in the meeting. This meeting marked the highest-level face-to-face political contact between India and China since tensions first flared in May and led to the border clash in Galwan Valley in June which resulted in the death of 20 Indian soldiers. On 29-30 August, Indian army accused Chin...

On Friday, tens of thousands of people protested across Pakistan against Charlie Hebdo, a satirical weekly French magazine, republishing cartoons from 2015 that mocked Prophet Mohammad. Protests were held across Karachi, Rawalpindi, Peshawar, Lahore, and Dera Ismail Khan. Tehreek-e-Laibak Pakistan (TLP), a hardline political party in Pakistan organised these protests. Commenting on the situation, Razi Hussani, TLP district leader in Karachi said, “It (re-printing of cartoons) amounts to big terrorism; they repeat such acts of blasphemy against Prophet Mohammad every few years. It should be stopped". Protesters called for boycotting French products and were heard chanting “Death to France”. Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, while condemning the reprinting of the...

The European Union (EU) has demanded a potential veto on UK's post-Brexit laws and regulations, according to a report released by The Times newspaper on Saturday that cited senior government officials. EU’s chief negotiator, Michel Barnier, has been insisting that London should agree to not enforce changes to the UK legislation that could disrupt trade with the EU without first consulting Brussels (EU bloc), reported The Times. The Times also reported that Barnier’s UK counterpart, David Frost, has rejected the approach. Earlier the EU diplomats stated that Barnier on Tuesday went to London to meet Frost and inform him that the UK must move on the state aid, or there would not be a Brexit agreement. UK's decision of leaving the EU without a trade deal has led to severe conseque...

On Thursday, in the west Central Town of Guire, Mali, Militants attacked Malian Soldiers leaving 10 dead and several injured. This attack was the deadliest against the armed forces since an Aug. 18 military coup, according to the Army. The expulsion of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita is viewed as one of the reasons for destabilization in the West African nation according to the International powers. It also said that the situation in Mali could further sabotage the fight against insurgents linked to al Qaeda and Islamic State in the wider Sahel region. In a statement issued by the Mali Army, the latest attack, which targeted a resupplying mission, took place at 6 p.m., caused injuries, and material damage. The statement also mentioned reinforcements being dispatched in the area...